Long-range transport and microscopy analysis of Sangay volcanic ashes in Ecuador
This study aims to conduct a spatiotemporal analysis of the long-range transportation of volcanic ashes that originates from the eruption of the Sangay volcano and reached Guayaquil during the months of June 2020; September 2020; and April 2021. The particulate matter data (PM2.5) was obtained using a low-cost air quality sensor. During the wet season of 2020 (Jan –May), PM2.5 average concentrations were 6 ± 2 μg m−3 while during the dry season of 2020 (July –Nov), PM2.5 average concentrations were 16 ± 3 μg m−3 in Guayaquil. The most prominent plumes occurred on September 20th of 2020, a month with no rain but...
Source: Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health - October 4, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research
Multi-sensorial perceptions of risk: the aesthetics behind (muco)cutaneous leishmaniasis-related stigma in Ecuador
Anthropol Med. 2023 Oct 2:1-18. doi: 10.1080/13648470.2023.2259184. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPrevious research on the stigma associated with cutaneous leishmaniasis, a vector-transmitted parasitic disease, focuses on aesthetic appearance affectation as the leading cause of stigmatisation. However, Indigenous populations in the hinterland of Amazonian Ecuador trigger stigma expressions by recognising (muco)cutaneous leishmaniasis, primarily through atypical smell, followed by the odd voice sound, appearance and taste. This empirical way of recognising symptoms relies on embodied forms of identifying a disease, contrast...
Source: Anthropology and Medicine - October 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Veronica C Vargas Roman Jacob Bezemer Manuel Calvopi ña Fernando Ortega Noel B Salazar Henk D F H Schallig Henry J C de Vries Source Type: research
CO < sub > 2 < /sub > emissions in Latin America: a time series perspective based on fractional integration
This article deals with the analysis of [Formula: see text] emissions in Latin America by using a long memory process based on fractional integration. Using data of [Formula: see text] emission and [Formula: see text] emissions per capita, for 32 Latin American and Caribbean countries, the results show significant differences according to the variable examined, the model used, and the country under examination. In particular, for the [Formula: see text] emissions, mean reversion is found in Belize and also under some circumstances in Antigua and Barbuda, Colombia, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Grenada, Honduras, N...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - September 30, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Luis Rodrigo Asturias-Schaub Luis Alberiko Gil-Alana Source Type: research
Massive testing in the Galapagos Islands and low positivity rate to control SARS-CoV-2 spread during the first semester of the COVID-19 pandemic: a story of success for Ecuador and South America
CONCLUSION: This story of success was possible because of the interinstitutional collaboration between the regional government of Galapagos Islands (Consejo de Gobierno), the local authorities (Gobiernos Autonomos Descentralizados de Santa Cruz, San Cristobal and Isabela), the regional authorities from Ecuadorian Ministry of Health, the Agencia de Regulación y Control de la Bioseguridad y Cuarentena para Galápagos and Universidad de Las Américas.PMID:37748777 | DOI:10.22605/RRH7643 (Source: Rural Remote Health)
Source: Rural Remote Health - September 25, 2023 Category: Rural Health Authors: Alexander Paolo Vallejo-Janeta Diana Morales-Jadan Alberto Velez Patricio Vega-Marino Byron Freire-Paspuel Maria Belen Paredes-Espinosa Angel S Rodriguez Pazmi ño Bernardo Castro-Rodriguez Paulina Castillo Carlos Masaquiza Ismar Rivera-Olivero Esteban Or Source Type: research
Massive testing in the Galapagos Islands and low positivity rate to control SARS-CoV-2 spread during the first semester of the COVID-19 pandemic: a story of success for Ecuador and South America
CONCLUSION: This story of success was possible because of the interinstitutional collaboration between the regional government of Galapagos Islands (Consejo de Gobierno), the local authorities (Gobiernos Autonomos Descentralizados de Santa Cruz, San Cristobal and Isabela), the regional authorities from Ecuadorian Ministry of Health, the Agencia de Regulación y Control de la Bioseguridad y Cuarentena para Galápagos and Universidad de Las Américas.PMID:37748777 | DOI:10.22605/RRH7643 (Source: Rural and Remote Health)
Source: Rural and Remote Health - September 25, 2023 Category: Rural Health Authors: Alexander Paolo Vallejo-Janeta Diana Morales-Jadan Alberto Velez Patricio Vega-Marino Byron Freire-Paspuel Maria Belen Paredes-Espinosa Angel S Rodriguez Pazmi ño Bernardo Castro-Rodriguez Paulina Castillo Carlos Masaquiza Ismar Rivera-Olivero Esteban Or Source Type: research
